64-737: The Rubberbandits are an Irish comedy hip-hop duo from Limerick city. They consist of Blindboy Boatclub (real name Dave Chambers) and Mr Chrome (sometimes Bobby Chrome; real name Bob McGlynn). During performances and interviews, they conceal their identities with masks made from plastic shopping bags . They are often accompanied by DJ Willie O'DJ, a silent masked caricature of local politician Willie O'Dea (portrayed by several consecutive men, including Spin South West DJ Paul Webb). The group describe themselves as artists, and have dubbed their movement as "Gas Cuntism". Chambers and McGlynn met while attending Ardscoil Rís, Limerick . Primarily
128-545: A hacker was able to obtain personal information of more than 649,000 people from its website. The data included addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and security questions and answers. Paddy Power did not inform the Information Commissioner's Office until four years later. In September 2017, Paddy Power offered odds on a dead footballer, Ugo Ehiogu , to become the new manager of Birmingham City F.C. The company said it had made an error. For
192-736: A 9 date UK tour playing venues such as King Tuts in Glasgow, the 02 in Oxford and XOYO in London. An appearance at the Oxegen festival in July 2011 saw a crowd of over 20,000 gather. The Rubberbandits wrote and performed three shorts for Channel 4's Comedy Blaps , with Sideline, who produced the shorts, becoming the first Irish production company to have a scripted comedy commissioned by the British TV station. These gained over
256-550: A Boat ," " I Just Had Sex ," and " Jizz in My Pants ." Since leaving SNL , they have continued to make satirical albums and are currently still active. In 2008, Odd Future members Tyler, the Creator and Jasper Dolphin released their sole EP under the short-lived comedy group name " I Smell Panties ." The duo used elements of gangsta rap and Southern hip hop in a comedic way when performing as I Smell Panties. Tyler then released
320-570: A Japanese art gallery. Boatclub explained that they were comfortable exhibiting in this case "because we believe the creative turn was not necessarily the works we had placed in the gallery but, rather, the act of participating." They have also performed musical comedy on the Abbey Theatre 's Peacock stage and are credited as being the first to perform a comedy gig in Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Comedy hip hop Comedy hip hop or comedy rap
384-530: A character named PolitikZ that acts as a caricature for hardcore underground rappers ; that character's previous appearance was on the Filthy Frank video "BAD INTERNET RAPPERS" (uploaded in November 2014), where he performed a song called "Real Hip Hop" that directly parodied the stereotypical anti-mainstream and politically charged attitudes of underground rappers. The Pink Season album reached number one on
448-615: A comedic style that is satirical, surrealist and crude, drawing comparisons to satirist Flann O'Brien . The track "Up Da Ra", employs the literary device of the unreliable narrator to lambast the Irish phenomenon of armchair republicanism . Their work explores a number of themes that are of significance to Irish urban youth, including drug abuse, interaction with the Garda Síochána , and violence. Nialler9 of State magazine included one of their tracks in his top 20 albums of 2008, and listed
512-480: A fair few Christmas card lists yesterday, but we couldn’t resist a bit of fake twitter mischief to highlight an important issue to football fans as our World Cup warm up. At least it gave people something to get animated about during last night’s England – Honduras bore fest." In July 2014, Paddy Power was criticised by the Information Commissioner's Office for its response to an incident in 2010, where
576-531: A guest appearance on The New CALassic , a comedy hip hop mixtape performed by Internet music critic Anthony Fantano (under his "Cal Chuchesta" alter ego) that was released in August 2015. Harryman died at the age of 24 in October 2015 after suffering severe brain damage during a water polo practice. In 2015, American rapper Hopsin released a song called "No Words", a satirical song making fun of "Mumble Rappers". In
640-603: A horn" or "a form of Dole Queue Dada". Speaking to the Limerick Leader , Blindboy Boatclub stated that the "movement is now funded by the Arts Council of Ireland". In a 2016 interview, he summarised the purpose of the group's art as "Distracting ourselves from the inevitability of death, and having craic ". Writing for the Irish Independent , Brendan O'Connor noted the dark undercurrent and Situationist elements to
704-452: A majority stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au . In July 2010, the company took the unusual step of refunding bets placed on Felipe Massa to win the 2010 Germany Grand Prix following the notorious "team orders" incident, which led to Fernando Alonso being allowed to win the race, despite Massa's clear lead. In October 2011, the company paid out early on New Zealand winning
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#1732869734800768-550: A million views on line and were aired on Channel Four TV on Friday 18 August 2012 as part of the "Funny Fortnight" season. On 2 December 2011, their debut album Serious about Men was released. It was reported on the Today FM Ray Darcy show as being the biggest pre-order Irish album of the year. In August 2012 they performed a series of 12 shows at the world's biggest Arts Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe , and gained traction with sold-out shows, an appearance on BBC3's "Best of
832-573: A pair of Paddy Power underpants, to the disgust of the national team's sponsor Ladbrokes and tournament organisers UEFA . Bendtner was fined €100,000 by UEFA and banned for one game. He later described his actions as being regrettable and not premeditated. In early March 2014, 5,525 complaints, the most ever recorded, were made to the United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) via an online petition launched for Paddy Power to withdraw an offer for betting on
896-496: A priest, and the visitors are there for the free wine. Most people who attend Irish galleries are other artists, and they all whisper to each other about commissioning opportunities inside imaginary confessional boxes." In 2015, the act represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale alongside fellow Irish artist Sean Lynch. In the same year, they contributed two videos, "Spastic Hawk" and "I Like to Shift Girls", to an installation in
960-641: A racist as a reaction to his songs, although his humor seems to be heavily influenced by mainstream comedy television shows, such as South Park , Family Guy , and Chappelle's Show , and has jokingly defended his brand of humor by claiming that he's affirming the stereotypes he's constantly referencing in his songs as factual. His videos and YouTube channels are frequently removed (since he started creating music videos, he has had 17 YouTube channels deleted for terms of service violations), but are reuploaded by his fans . " Thrift Shop " by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis broke into charts internationally in 2012. In
1024-450: A satellite office in Malta . In February 2016, Paddy Power merged with Betfair to create Flutter Entertainment . Paddy Power was founded in 1988 by a merger of the forty shops of three Irish bookmakers: Stewart Kenny, David Power , and John Corcoran. Stewart Kenny and Vincent O'Reilly had sold Kenny O'Reilly Bookmakers to Coral in 1986, and then opened ten shops of their own by 1988; Kenny
1088-659: A satirical stage and television act, they have performed throughout Ireland, the UK and the US with shows at events such as Electric Picnic , Oxegen and the Bulmers International Comedy Festival. The Rubberbandits first rose to prominence in December 2010, when their music video " Horse Outside " went viral on YouTube . They have since won awards for both their music and comedy. In 2011, the duo were declared "Best Irish Act" at
1152-623: A second series was announced. On 31 December, RTÉ2 aired The Rubberbandits Guide to 1916 , a one-off documentary on the Easter Rising written and performed by the duo. Writing in the Irish Independent, critic Ian O'Doherty said of the documentary "The Rubberbandits may well have created the most informative programme on the Rising we will see all year. In fact, it may well be the best thing to appear on RTE this year, full stop. It will certainly be
1216-593: A substantial loyal following. There has also been an uprising in meme rappers such as Yung Gravy and Zack Fox . Outside the English-speaking world, the genre spread in the 1990s, with bands and artists such as German group Fettes Brot , the Swedish-Finnish artist Markoolio and the French group Svinkels. German hip hop , in particular, is known for its use of humorous, satirical and ironic lyrics which can mock
1280-514: A track in 2011 called "Come Through Looking Clean," a joke song performed under a character named "Young Nigga." The song parodies the "Bling Era" of mainstream hip hop that was popular during the 2000s and draws heavy inspiration from the music of Lil B . The Young Nigga character would later be re-used on various skits in the 2012 Adult Swim program Loiter Squad , which was created by and starred members of Odd Future. In February 2016, Tyler revealed that his 2011 breakout viral single " Yonkers "
1344-432: Is a subgenre of hip hop music designed to be amusing or comedic, compared to artists who incorporate humor into their more serious, purist hip hop styles. Satirical hip hop is a variant of comedy hip hop done in a sarcastic, parodic , or deadpan way. Other forms of comedy rap, such as meme rap and ironic rap , both known for their aggressive and dark comedic approaches, achieved some mainstream success during
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#17328697348001408-544: Is to make songs that sound macho but actually parody masculinity. They have collaborated with numerous mainstream artists, including Justin Timberlake , Nicki Minaj , Rihanna , and more. Their YouTube channel has exceeded 1 billion views; they are Grammy-nominated; their albums have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 ; and they won an Emmy award for their song " Dick in a Box ." Some of their most popular songs are " I'm on
1472-470: The 2011 Rugby World Cup , four days before the final against France on 23 October 2011. The All Blacks were Paddy Power's 4/6 tournament favourites and were 1/9 odds on to win the final, with France at 13/2. The company boss said: 'New Zealand have left all of their opposition so far feeling black and blue and it's inevitable us bookies will be taking a hammering from them on Sunday too, so punters might as well collect now.' New Zealand did indeed go on to win
1536-520: The 2014 FIFA World Cup , Paddy Power posted a photo on its Twitter account, sourced from Reddit , allegedly showing an overhead view of a Brazilian rainforest with the message "C'MON ENGLAND PP" spelled out by the former locations of trees that had been cut down. Following major criticisms over the advert from users, it was revealed on 8 June 2014 that the images were fake, and part of a campaign by Paddy Power to promote its anti- deforestation charity effort. The company stated that "we knew we’d drop off
1600-536: The 2018 FIFA World Cup , Paddy Power was criticised for its controversial polar bear graffiti stunt, with a Russian polar bear being emblazoned with an England flag. Paddy Power claimed the stunt was to raise awareness of the plight of polar bears in the Russian Arctic. In October 2018, Paddy Power Betfair received a £2.2 million fine from the UK Gambling Commission , after an investigation revealed that
1664-514: The iTunes charts and peaked at 70 on the Billboard 200 . In April 2018, Internet personality and music critic Anthony Fantano began releasing more satirical hip hop tracks under his Cal Chuchesta alter ego, releasing the tracks "Coin Star" and "Don't Talk To Me." In the late 2010s, new artists in the genre such as Lil Dicky and Ugly God were also gaining popularity, helping the genre to maintain
1728-533: The " Horse Outside " video. In 2011, they created a series of webisodes for MTV . They also created a series of shorts titled Comedy Blaps for Channel 4 , directed by Declan Lowney . A half-hour Rubberbandits television pilot, also directed by Lowney, aired on Channel 4 in November 2012. However, the network did not order a full series. In 2015, the Rubberbandits wrote and narrated the six-episode series The Almost Impossible Gameshow for ITV2 . In December,
1792-483: The 1980s, carried by popular acts such as the Beastie Boys . In the post-2000s digital era, satirical rap, especially African-American satirical rap, retains a marginal status, because commenting on black cultural representations or moving away from performing black stereotypes that paradoxically cemented hip-hop's global status risks the possibility of an artist's commercial failure. Some who escaped this fate include
1856-431: The 2000s and 2010s. Many examples of comedy hip hop are parodic. Satirical hip hop may be a parody of the whole genre of hip hop and/or a form of critical music that uses hip-hop as a vehicle for satirical messages. Musical influence and scope vary, ranging from gangsta rap , mumble rap , trap rap to alternative hip hop . The more humorous satirical sub-genre meme rap was created with the intent of becoming viral. In
1920-634: The Fresh Prince's but did incorporate humor. Various influential comedy hip hop groups began in the late 1980s, such as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , De La Soul , Kid 'n Play , Das EFX , and Fu-Schnickens . "Weird Al" Yankovic has made parody tracks of popular hip hop songs since the 1990s including " Amish Paradise " and " White and Nerdy ". Another early example is with Southern California-based rapper Afroman , with his two well-known tracks " Crazy Rap " and " Because I Got High ," both released in 2001, which featured comedic lyrics. Throughout
1984-553: The Fringe", and a number of favourable reviews. On 25 August 2012 they were presented with the Malcolm Hardee "Most Original Act on the Fringe" Award. In April 2014, a new theme tune for Russell Brand 's web series The Trews was created and performed by the Rubberbandits. The Rubberbandits have contributed sketches and music videos to the RTÉ comedy series Republic of Telly , including
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2048-578: The GGA London "Betting Shop Operator of the Year" award. In July 2021, it won for a second consecutive year. June 2022 saw the launch of the Paddy Power Games vertical which replaced the online casino and live casino properties in a bid to soften the image of playing online casinos in-line with UKGC regulations. Paddy Power has drawn criticism in the past for offering controversial markets, such as odds on
2112-659: The Northern Irish independent bookmaker McGranaghan Racing, bringing its shop count to 191 in Ireland. In February 2010, the chain had 356 shops with 209 in Ireland, 8 in Northern Ireland and 139 in Great Britain. The bookmaker is known for offering odds on controversial markets in order to garner publicity, e.g., in November 2008, 16–1 was laid that United States President Barack Obama 'would not finish' his first term (this
2176-682: The Rubberbandits as his number two "international act to watch for 2009". The Rubberbandits' 2010 appearance at Electric Picnic was cited as one of the top picks of the event in The Dubliner supplement of the Evening Herald . This show followed their Friday night headline slot at the Little Big Arena. In September 2010, they were invited to speak at the Trinity College Philosophical Society . They were also later listed by
2240-754: The Rubberbandits' work, suggesting "Limerick Gothic" as a label for their aesthetic, to contrast with the "rural Irish gothic" of Patrick McCabe 's The Butcher Boy . In 2015, O'Connor suggested that the Rubberbandits had inspired fashion designer Christopher Shannon 's autumn/winter 2015 collection, which featured models wearing plastic bags on their heads. Noting the duo's transition from "hijacking" Spar , Tesco and Centra bags to using bags from JC's supermarket and Chicken Hut, O'Connor praised their interest in local communities and small business, and suggested that their manifestation of "pound shop rage" would lead to further influence in fashion. As well as speaking on mental health issues, Blindboy Boatclub has criticised
2304-630: The United Kingdom. Additionally, the company has been criticised for not paying out on bets with large odds. In May 2009, when Shane Lowry won the Irish Open , it stated that it would not pay out on the 3000/1 odds which it had mistakenly offered and instead reached 'an arrangement' with the customers involved. During a UEFA Euro 2012 match between Denmark and Portugal on 13 June 2012, Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner celebrated his second goal by lowering his shorts and lifting his shirt to reveal
2368-405: The art establishment in Ireland, saying that: "[Galleries and museums] preach only to the converted. They remind us of churches, pure solemn and inhabited by very silent people who don't open their mouths, for fear that someone else might find out that they don't fully understand the art that's on display. Art galleries in Ireland are like big vegan churches, and the curator always wears black, like
2432-637: The awards ceremony, the Bandits did an acceptance speech from "the moon" which was cut back from live broadcast on RTÉ but went viral on YouTube. A subsequent single was released in February 2011. The single, " I Wanna Fight Your Father ", focused on forbidden love and the lengths to which one might go to win over the disapproving family of a would-be lover. The video was posted on the Rubberbandits YouTube channel and went on sale in February 2011. Within 24 hours
2496-711: The closing act at the Trinity Ball in Dublin – where they performed after acts such as The Streets and Jessie J. Sold out shows at Irish venues such as the Tripod in Dublin, Pavilion in Cork and Black Box in Galway and appearances at UK Festivals, Relentless NASS, Reading, Latitude and Leeds followed throughout 2011 before a sold-out show at the Olympia in Dublin in October. In November 2011 they embarked on
2560-439: The company broke the commission's rules regarding social responsibility and anti- money laundering . In December 2018, Paddy Power and William Hill faced further criticism after allegations that they allowed a gambling addict to wager thousands of pounds in stolen cash. Victims of the theft seek £965,000 from Paddy Power that has not been compensated after the previous fine from October of that year. In May 2023, Paddy Power
2624-514: The complexities of Black American identity." Hip-hop culture has also been criticized in other media, such as Fear of a Black Hat (1993), a mockumentary focusing on hip-hop posturing; the Boondocks episode "The Story of Gangstalicious" (2005); and Spike Lee's Bamboozled (2000). Before the darker themes that are characteristic of the gangsta rap of the 1990s, comedy hip hop, with its lighter and more humorous style, came to prominence in
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2688-476: The context of mumble rap, a satirical hip hop song might involve lo-fi production, use of personas/pseudonyms (e.g. George "Joji" Miller ), simplistic music videos, lazy rhymes, and intentionally stereotypical lyrics/topics. Satire and hip-hop have been intertwined since the Black Arts Movement period; hip-hop satire bridges popular culture forms like rap and experimental fictional forms while "exploring
2752-504: The early 2000s, the Rubberbandits’ initial exposure arose from recorded prank phonecalls. These prank calls featured on a number of Irish and international radio stations, and became something of a memetic phenomenon in Ireland in the early 2000s. These phonecalls were their primary content until they became a musical stage act in 2007 - though they continued to use prank recordings as part of their stage act. The Rubberbandits developed
2816-624: The early-1990s alternative hip hop trio and progenitor of modern satirical rap De La Soul (e.g. their 1989 landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising , their record industry-critical 1991 album De La Soul Is Dead , and their 2012 song "Must B the Music") and Childish Gambino in the 2010s. Run-DMC's " Christmas in Hollis " from 1987 is comedy rap, as is DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 's 1988 song " Parents Just Don't Understand ". N.W.A and Ice Cube 's early albums were not as comedic and lighthearted as
2880-414: The effort fell short, losing to The X Factor winner Matt Cardle by over 25,000 sales. The Bandits' single was hampered by weather affecting deliveries and demand for physical stock that the distributors struggled to keep up with, as many stores were sold out of the existing stocks. The Rubberbandits won an Irish Film & Television Award in 2011 for "Television Moment of the Year". Not appearing at
2944-462: The enlarged entity, named Paddy Power Betfair , is based in Dublin. The merger was completed in February 2016. Paddy Power CEO Andy McCue became COO of Paddy Power Betfair, with Breon Corcoran , CEO of Betfair, becoming CEO of the combined group and Paddy Power's Gary McGann becoming chairman. Andy McCue left the company in April 2016 to pursue other opportunities. In February 2020, Paddy Power won
3008-467: The entertainment.ie awards, and also won an IFTA award for "Horse Outside". The duo have also been involved in television, creating sketches for RTÉ , MTV and Channel 4 , writing and starring in a Channel 4 comedy pilot, and writing and narrating the ITV2 series The Almost Impossible Gameshow . In 2016, they created The Rubberbandits' Guide to Everything , a mockumentary TV series for RTÉ. Formed in
3072-620: The first species to be driven to extinction by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , on a prospective assassination of United States President Barack Obama , and on the potential extinction of the polar bear in December 2009. Paddy Power's advertising campaigns have also been criticized. One showed sight-impaired footballers kicking a cat, about which the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 400 complaints. Another involved
3136-590: The funniest." In 2017, the track "Dad's Best Friend" and its music video were used in T2 Trainspotting , the follow-up to the original Trainspotting film, directed by Danny Boyle . McGlynn started a YouTube channel in 2022 under the name "Bobby Fingers", where he makes dioramas of embarrassing moments of celebrities. Since 2014, the Rubberbandits have described themselves as artists rather than comedians. They refer to their movement as "Gas Cuntism", and have variously described it as " Dada and Fluxus on
3200-620: The heaviness and seriousness of US gangster rap. This tradition can be traced back to Austrian artist Falco who is considered a pioneer of German language rap and hip hop and known for satire and humor. Other examples include Die Fantastischen Vier , Beginner , Fünf Sterne deluxe , Money Boy and Seeed . Paddy Power Paddy Power is an Irish gambling company founded in 1988. Its product offering includes sports betting , online casino , online poker , and online bingo . Business operations are led from its headquarters in Dublin , alongside
3264-525: The horseracing news. Its share of the Irish off-course betting market grew from 8% in 1988 to 33% in 2001. Power Leisure, the parent company of Paddy Power PLC, listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2000, to fund an expansion in the UK. At the end of 2005, Paddy Power operated 195 outlets (150 in Ireland and 45 in the UK). The total number of employees was 1,374. On 27 May 2008, it acquired
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#17328697348003328-627: The late 1990s and 2000s, rappers including Eminem , Ludacris and Afroman gained popularity. In Sweden , Swedish-Finnish comedy rapper Markoolio became a platinum seller between 1998 and 2007. The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio who released their first comedic rap song, Ka-Blamo!, in 2001. They rose to fame after joining Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) in 2005, where they made many satirical songs that they described as "fake rap". One of their first videos to air, " Lazy Sunday ," became an internet sensation and garnered over five million views before NBC took it down. The Lonely Island's brand
3392-515: The match. As of November 2011, Paddy Power was the largest bookmaker in Europe by total share value. Its group income was €444m in 2010. Paddy Power was placed 6th in the 2011 Management Today list of "Britain's Most Admired Companies". Paddy Power and British rival Betfair agreed terms for a merger in September 2015. The transaction was structured as an acquisition of Betfair by Paddy Power and
3456-469: The mid-2010s, Ryan Harryman, a San Jose State University student and member of the school's water polo club team , became a viral sensation on the Internet under the stage name "3PAC." He was known for his self-produced music videos, bombastic and aggressive comedic rap songs, and diss tracks targeting mainstream rappers like Eminem and 2 Chainz , as well as YouTube gaming channel PewDiePie . 3PAC made
3520-534: The model Imogen Thomas alongside a tagline using a double entendre. Paddy Power also received hundreds of complaints and was accused of transphobia by members of the LGBT community in February 2012 when the company released an advertising campaign to distinguish "the stallions from the mares" by placing transgender women in the crowds at the Cheltenham Festival . The ASA ruled that the advert could not be broadcast in
3584-535: The outcome of the South African trial of Oscar Pistorius for murder of his girlfriend. On 19 March 2014, the ASA upheld all 5,525 complaints that the advertisement was insensitive, made light of disability, the death of a woman and a murder trial, and brought advertising itself into disrepute. The advert was discussed on an episode of The Last Leg , where Adam Hills made an impassioned speech condemning it. Prior to
3648-438: The song, Hopsin only speaks in unintelligible gibberish while using expensive cars, guns, drugs, and women in bikinis in the music video to imitate modern rappers. In 2017, YouTube personality Filthy Frank released a music project titled Pink Season , the second album performed under the name "Pink Guy", with some songs poking fun at hip hop music as a whole, among other things. The track "Hand On My Gat" for example, features
3712-525: The video had garnered 170,080 YouTube views. The music video for an alternative version of the song as Gaeilge (in Irish) was released on YouTube on 3 March to promote Seachtain na Gaeilge . A new video Spastic Hawk emerged from the pair in October 2011, followed in November 2011, by the single Black Man . The Rubberbandits have headlined large student events such as the NUI Galway Arts Ball, and as
3776-501: The website Cracked.com as the top "most misunderstood" satirists. In October 2010, they began a weekly slot on the RTÉ Two television comedy show Republic of Telly where their first clip "The Rubberbandits' Guide to Limerick" received over 100,000 YouTube views in the 7 days after broadcast. Their music video " Horse Outside ", featuring Irish model Madeline Mulqueen , was released on 8 December 2010 via iTunes . The video premiere
3840-443: Was facing competition from British betting chains entering the market in response to changes in the Irish tax code. David Power's son, whose name happens to be Paddy Power (b. 1974/5), is a marketing spokesman for the company. Paddy Power had an aggressive expansion strategy involving opening prominent shops in most Irish towns, rather than side streets previously favoured. The firm's novelty bets broadened its media coverage beyond
3904-479: Was group CEO from 1988 to 2002, and chairman from 2002 to 2003. John Corcoran's shops had traded as Patrick Corcoran. David Power was a son of Richard Power and one of several inheritors trading under the Richard Power name. The Power name was considered the strongest brand among the merged shops, while the "Paddy" name and green colouring emphasised the chain's Irishness at a time when the fragmented Irish industry
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#17328697348003968-687: Was made as a joke song attempting to parody the style of New York rappers (hence the title. named after the city of the same name ). Michigan-based Internet celebrity and rapper Rucka Rucka Ali became famous in the late 2000s and early 2010s for creating pop song parodies (including parodies of popular hip hop songs) containing lyrics for shock value . He often includes politically incorrect and juvenile references to ethnic stereotypes , topical subject matter, and dark humor . His music also tends to make use of comedic portrayals of celebrities and his several alter egos espouses stereotypical qualities of specific ethnic groups. Some critics have labeled Ali as
4032-515: Was on Republic of Telly that night, and within 72 hours, it had reached 530,000 views on YouTube and became the top rated YouTube video in Ireland. In just over two weeks the video reached more than four million views. International press (such as the Spectator and CNBC) picked up on the phenomenon running blog pieces on the video and its content. Paddy Power placed the track at 8/11 and as favourite for Christmas number one single in Ireland. However,
4096-513: Was widely interpreted as his odds of assassination). After English Premier League new entrants Stoke City lost their opening game of the 2008–09 season 3–1 to Bolton Wanderers , Paddy Power controversially paid out on bets on them being relegated. When the club finished in mid-table at the end of the season the company took out a full page advert in The Sentinel apologising to the club and its supporters. In May 2010, Paddy Power acquired
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